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December, 2011


December 7, 2011  5:03 PM

EMC adds cloud, big data certifications



Posted by: Sonia Lelii
big data, certifications, cloud, cloud architects, emc

EMC Corp. is building up its training and certifications program by adding new levels of curricula for IT professionals who want to deepen their skills in the cloud, virtualization and data analytics.

December 6, 2011  5:33 PM

Aptare expands storage management software



Posted by: Dave Raffo
file analytics, storage management software, unstructured data management

Storage software vendor Aptare is branching out to managing file storage. The vendor today launched Aptare StorageConsole File Analytics, which helps discover and analyze unstructured data. Or, as Aptare CEO Rick Clark puts it, now Aptare “tames the beast of big data.” The File Analytics app...


December 6, 2011  3:02 PM

Archiving software gains ground, according to IDC



Posted by: Dave Raffo
archiving software, storage software

Archiving and storage and device management pushed storage software revenue up 9.7% last quarter over the third quarter of 2010, according to IDC. IDC said

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December 3, 2011  10:01 AM

EMC maintains disk revenue lead



Posted by: Dave Raffo
external disk storage, networked storage revenue

EMC solidified its lead as the No. 1 external disk storage vendor last quarter, according to the latest IDC worldwide disk storage systems quarterly tracker. EMC increased its networked storage revenue by 22%...


December 2, 2011  10:59 AM

Physical, virtual backup still mostly a two-headed beast



Posted by: Dave Raffo
data backup, quest vranger, veeam, virtual machine backup

We received a couple of reminders this week about how important backing up virtual machines is in an organization’s data protection strategy. First, virtual server backup...


December 1, 2011  8:57 AM

Business critical applications drive storage requirements



Posted by: Randy Kerns
business continuity, business critical applications, disaster recovery, storage management

Discussions for buying storage typically begin with determining the company's requirements,  and usually focus on meeting the needs of business critical applications -- also known as tier 1 applications. As the term implies, these applications are the most critical to an organization. In most...